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--- wiki:2_fair-building-blocks:start [2026/08/04 16:44] – esoeding
+++ wiki:2_fair-building-blocks:start [2026/08/19 12:28] (current) – dkottmeier
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 ==== Definition ====
-The [[..:0_vision-and-mission:start|mission and vision]] of the HMC Hub Earth and Environment are operationalized through the **Road-to-FAIR Strategy**. Central to this strategy is the implementation of a common set of **FAIR building blocks**. These building blocks comprise technical, semantic, organizational, and procedural measures that support the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability of research data.
+The FAIR building blocks are the principal implementation elements of the Road-to-FAIR Strategy. They translate the strategy's objectives into concrete technical, semantic, organizational, and procedural measures that support the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability of research data.
-Within the Helmholtz Research Field Earth and Environment, Findability and Accessibility are already supported by a comparatively mature range of infrastructures and services. Registry services such as re3data.org, FAIRsharing.org, and OpenAIRE facilitate the discovery of disciplinary repositories and relevant research data resources. Their effectiveness, however, depends on the continuous maintenance of accurate, complete, and up-to-date information.
+Within the Helmholtz Research Field Earth and Environment, existing infrastructures provide comparatively mature support for Findability and Accessibility. The main implementation challenges therefore concern Interoperability and Reusability. Registry services such as re3data.org, FAIRsharing.org, and OpenAIRE facilitate the discovery of disciplinary repositories and relevant research data resources. Their effectiveness, however, depends on the continuous maintenance of accurate, complete, and up-to-date information.
-Open-access policies have further improved access to research data held in repositories. Where unrestricted access cannot be provided, for example because of legal, ethical, contractual, or security-related constraints, the publication of comprehensive metadata can nevertheless enable users to discover relevant data and determine the conditions under which access may be granted. The principal challenges addressed by the building blocks presented here therefore concern the practical realization of **Interoperability** and **Reusability**.
+Open-access policies have further improved access to research data held in repositories. Where unrestricted access cannot be provided, for example because of legal, ethical, contractual, or security-related constraints, the publication of comprehensive metadata can nevertheless enable users to discover relevant data and determine the conditions under which access may be granted.
 The following building blocks primarily support **Interoperability**:
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 /* Potential future topics include artificial-intelligence readiness, guidance on the selection of appropriate data repositories, visualization of metadata content, presentation of authorship and citation information, and further recommendations concerning Findability and Accessibility, including re3data and Schema.org. */
-Together, these building blocks provide the structural foundation for the detailed recommendations documented in this wiki.
+Together, these building blocks provide the structural foundation for the detailed recommendations documented in this wiki, which are complemented by practical guidance for [[..:3_implementation:|implementing these recommendations]], examples of established practices, and successful use cases.
-The wiki also contains practical guidance for [[..:3_implementation:|implementing these recommendations]], complemented by examples of established practices and successful use cases.
+The wiki also provides [[..:4_stakeholders:|guidance for the different stakeholder groups]] involved in, supporting, or responsible for implementating FAIR research data practices.
-Finally, it provides [[..:4_stakeholders:|guidance for the different stakeholder groups]] that participate in, support, or are responsible for the implementation of FAIR research data practices.
 /* A further building block may address the recognition and valuation of research data management activities, including the citation of datasets through DOIs, the documentation of contributor roles, and the formal acknowledgement of data curation efforts. */